| Price from | — | $1.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 11 |
| Spec score · HR Software | 8.4 (#27) | 9.4 (#2) |
| Spec score · EEO Reporting Software | 7.9 (#5) | 8.5 (#1) |
| Company facts | LinkedIn lists Paycor as a public software-development company founded in 1990, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 1,001–5,000 employees. | Zoho is privately held, headquartered in Chennai, India, founded in 1996 and listed by LinkedIn at 10,001+ employees. |
| Company legal name | Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Paycor HCM, Inc. | Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Zoho Corporation Private Limited, also known as AdventNet, Inc. |
| Compliance | Paycor lists GDPR, FinCEN, U.S. Privacy Shield, SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance or accreditation. | Zoho states that People supports GDPR readiness, ISO 9001 certification, DCAA compliance and HIPAA-oriented controls. |
| Employee records | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1990 | 1996 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Paycor’s integration platform combines a marketplace, developer services and developer tools, with hundreds of prebuilt connectors listed by Paycor. | Listed integrations include Zoho Payroll, Zoho Analytics, Recruit, Projects, CRM, Books, Expense, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, QuickBooks, Xero, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, Zapier and Zoho Flow. |
| Limit: support | Review summaries repeatedly report slow or inconsistent customer support and long resolution times. | TechRadar and Trustpilot reviews describe inconsistent or slow support, especially for lower-tier customers. |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Onboarding | Onboarding connects new hires with the organization and supports pre-start workflows. | Yes |
| Performance management | Yes | Yes |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.5 out of 5 from 34K ratings. | 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.0 out of 5 from 2,018 reviews. | 4.4 out of 5 from 408 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.1 out of 5 from 0 reviews shown on the opened page. | 4.4 out of 5 from 430 ratings |